Metalcraft Tournament

The Metalcraft Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1967. Peter Thomson won the event twice, tying in 1963 and winning outright in 1965.

Metalcraft Tournament
Tournament information
LocationNew Zealand
Established1963
FormatStroke play
Final year1967
Final champion
Walter Godfrey

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1963Ted Ball
Peter Thomson
 Australia
 Australia
Palmerston North287−5Tied[1]
1964Bill Dunk AustraliaManawatu Golf Club274−145 strokes Kel Nagle[2]
1965Peter Thomson AustraliaHamilton Golf Club208−83 strokes Barry Coxon
Walter Godfrey
Alan Murray
Ross Newdick
[3]
1966Bob Charles New ZealandHamilton Golf Club273−153 strokes Clive Clark[4]
1967Walter Godfrey New ZealandMiramar Golf Club282−21 stroke Frank Phillips[5]

References

  1. "Thomson Misses Putt, Shares Prize". The Age. 4 September 1963. p. 25.
  2. "Dunk wins N.Z. golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1964. p. 25.
  3. "Thomson wins again in NZ". The Age. 24 November 1965. p. 20.
  4. "Bob Charles wins with record 273". The Age. 7 December 1966. p. 22.
  5. "Maori wins NZ circuit golf tournament". The Canberra Times. 42 (11874). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 December 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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